My friend and I were nearing the end of our moderate rated (on scale of difficulty), 4-mile trail, on a nice cool day. These rock steps were the last hike. Climbing against gravity to conclude our trail was a heavily weighted challenge. Here, my friend is reaching the end. Keep going friend, few more to go … you can do it! (She did do it.)

“Sir Thomas, what do you see?” I’m asking him. Calmness in his expression is a recent behavior…an indication of his getting older…and, of course, wiser 🙂 (As a pup, everything was basically a trigger for chase-time)